Michael Avenatti, the telegenic attorney best known for representing porn star Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against President Trump, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a woman, authorities said.

Avenatti was cuffed by LAPD detectives and booked for felony domestic assault “on suspicion” he struck the unidentified woman on Tuesday, cops said.

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He posted $50,000 bail and was released about four hours after his arrest, declaring he’d never hit a woman and that he's been an advocate for women's rights his entire career.

The arrest was first reported by TMZ, which cited law enforcement sources saying that Avenatti left the woman’s face “swollen and bruised.”

There was reportedly a second incident between the two at an upscale apartment building in the Century City neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Sources told the gossip outlet the woman came running out of the building with sunglasses covering her eyes while screaming on the phone, “I can’t believe you did this to me.”

Avenatti, 47, reportedly showed up five minutes later, chased after her and repeatedly screamed, “She hit me first. This is bull----, this is f---ing bull----.”

He said he looks forward “to being fully exonerated.”

“I wish to thank the hard working men and women of the LAPD for their professionalism,” he said in a statement through his law office. “They were only doing their jobs in light of the completely bogus allegations against me. I have never been physically abusive in my life nor was I last night. Any accusations to the contrary are fabricated and meant to do harm to my reputation.”

Michael Avenatti speaks to the media outside the LAPD Pacific Division after being released from police custody following his arrest on a felony domestic violence charge, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. (Michael Owen Baker / AP)

His estranged wife, who filed for divorce in November 2017, denied she was the alleged victim.

The high-profile attorney has been mulling a run for the White House in 2020 and regularly appears on cable news shows.

Adult film star Alana Evans, a friend of Daniels who claims she was in Lake Tahoe the night her pal allegedly slept with Trump, says Avenatti has been unpleasant toward her and her other friends since repping Daniels.

“I’m disappointed for Stormy,” Evans told the Daily News. “After he started representing Stormy, he immediately alienated me and others she was associated with. He wanted her attention for himself and his career.” As for the bombshell allegation against Avenatti, Evans said: “It’s fitting and typical.”

In light of Avenatti’s arrest, the Vermont Democratic Party promptly cancelled several events that he was supposed to appear at this weekend.